mary do you have the e-mail for the Waukegan Public Library? I would appreciate it if you would post it. Thanks susie ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Urban <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 7:44 PM Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Newspapers. > To Jean in Victoria Canada, > > I've been following your query. If you know where the accident occurred and > the newspaper it was printed in, it may be available from a local library. > As an example I was looking for a relative who died in the 1940's. The > Waukegan Public Library has a free service, and they will do obituary > searches for you, as long as you have an approximate date of death. When > they did a search for me, they found a news article about the death instead > of an obituary. They sent me a copy of it. I have done a large portion of > my queries via e-mail. There are a tremendous amount of resources available > on the internet for Illinois. > > Mary > > > >From: "C. Gaetz" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Newspapers. > >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 14:38:26 -0500 > > > >Hi Jean, I don't know how many Brenda's there are on the list, but I'll > >assume you mean me! > >I'm not really familiar with all of the newspapers in Lake County, but > >perhaps post to the list with all of the particulars...name, date, location > >etc. and I'm sure someone in Lake County will be able to guide you better > >than I. > >As to the civil war databases, I can't really help you with that one, I > >also > >have a g.g.grandfather that (according to a Highland Park History) signed > >for the Civil War but I've been unable to find proof of this. > >This is a good list and very helpful, give them a shot. > >-Brenda G. > >[email protected] > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Jean Ann Palmer <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 7:54 PM > >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Newspapers. > > > > > > > Brenda, > > > It's me again with another of my eternal questions. Grin Do you know > >where > > > to access back copies of the newspapers please? I have found an > >accidental > > > death in our family I am sure there would have been a report in the > > > newspaper as a steam boiler blew up. > > > I am grateful for any help. > > > Jean in Victoria BC Canada. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >